Ohio State Big Bands 2/14/25

Friday, Feb. 14, 2025  •  7:30 p.m.

Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, OH
 

PROGRAM


Jazz Workshop

Kristopher Keith, conductor

Almost Like Being In Love
Loewe and Lerner
arr. Gary Carney

Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2
Edvard Grieg
arr. Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington

Morning Mood (Strayhorn)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Ellington)
Solvejg’s Song (Strayhorn)
Åse’s Death (Strayhorn)
Anitra’s Dance (Strayhorn)


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Go’n an’ Git It Y’all
Frank Foster

This I Dig of You
Hank Mobley, arr. Mitchell Galligan

Watusi Boogaloo
Pharez Whited
arr. DeLancey

Movin' Up
Chris Anderson

Alyssa's Greens
Ohio State Jazz Lab Ensemble


Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, conductor

Belly Roll
Quincy Jones
arr. Quincy Jones and Sammy Nestico

Fly Me To The Moon ("In Other Words")
Bart Howard, arr. Quincy Jones

Gray Love (for our friend and bandmate Philip Baturin)
Philip Baturin

Hard Sock Dance
Quincy Jones and Ernest Bailey
arr. Quincy Jones and Sammy Nestico

Nasty Magnus
Quincy Jones


Personnel


Jazz Workshop

Kris Keith, conductor

Sam Langer, clarinet soloist

Saxophones
Quentin Gopal (lead), alto
Cole Basham, alto
Alessandro Duarte, tenor
Lauren Reaster, tenor
Jesse English, baritone sax and bass clarinet

Trumpets 
Tavien Dotson, lead
Graham Kowal, lead
Jackson Crane
Ayden Gardner
Meredith Bowers
Kaitlyn Konis

French Horn
Adeline Hannig

Trombones
Luke Brown, lead
Tommy Gallagher 
Leo Lipker
Trevor Paul, bass trombone

Rhythm Section
Cody Unruh, guitar
Bill Branzel, piano and vocals
Perry Kral, bass
Julien Brandon and T. J. Mann, drums


Jazz Lab

Chris Anderson, conductor

Ava Gilley, vocals

Saxophones
Alyssa Hartman, alto 1
Matt McDonnell, alto 2
Trevor Paul, tenor 1  
Max Henderson, tenor 2  
Zach Britting, baritone
Trumpets
Tavien Dotson, lead
Robert McCutcheon, lead
Tony Stabile
Ki Jones
Luke Buzard
Abbey Zunic

Trombones
Holly Saunier, lead
I Burgos
Lucia Cherok

Rhythm Section
Logan Franklin, guitar
Owen Dearborn, piano
Zella Poarch, bass
Nic Serrano, drums
Jakob Stephens, drums


Jazz Ensemble

Mike Smith, conductor/director

Geoffrey Gear, vocals

Saxophones
Tito Leong, alto 1
Brady Stewart, alto 2
Izaiah Steenrod, tenor 1
Nathan Lucero, tenor 2
Chris Cofer, baritone

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Ivan Murray
Ben Dickson
Elisabeth Lewis
Jordan Steinbrook

Trombones
Lilly Kent, lead
Levi Steenrod
Brianna Heath
Savanna Wooten

Rhythm Section
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Drew Powell, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Andrew Theiss, drums


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